OpenNotes vs Everwrite Go

OpenNotes is a simple, free, open-source notes app built for handwriting, PDFs, and focused organization. Create notebooks, import PDFs, write with Apple Pencil, add images or text, organize notes into folders, and export your work when you need it. OpenNotes is local-first and privacy focused. There are no accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no cloud sync, and your notes never leave your device unless you choose to export or share them.

Everwrite Go is the writing companion for your novel. Your whole library, synced privately through your own iCloud, ready the moment you sit down. WRITE ANYWHERE Open a scene and write in a clean, focused editor with live styling. Start a whole new book right on your iPhone and let your Mac adopt it later. CATCH IDEAS BEFORE THEY FADE Quick Capture drops a thought into your book in seconds. From the app, the share sheet, Siri, or the lock screen. Everything lands as a real scene in your book's Inbox chapter, synced to your Mac. READ YOUR BOOK LIKE A READER A calm, typeset Reading Mode for the couch and the commute. Serif pages, chapter navigation, remembered position. Flag a fix or jot a margin note without touching the text. KEEP THE MOMENTUM Your words today on the home screen, a Continue button that reopens the last scene you edited, and your Mac's writing stats on your phone: goal ring, streak, and the last 14 days. Share a milestone with a beautiful card. Numbers only, never your prose. YOUR STORY, AT HAND The Story Bible keeps characters, places, and facts one tap away while you write, and your worldbuilding answers travel with the book. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your words live in your own iCloud. No account, no sign up, no analytics. BETTER TOGETHER Everwrite Go pairs with Everwrite for Mac, the full studio: the Continuity story bible, manuscript exports, Read Aloud, and the Plan board. The phone is for capture, reading, and momentum. The Mac is the workshop. Thanks for writing with Everwrite.